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Kosovo players beat clock to play debut World Cup qualifier
HELSINKI: Amid last-minute confusion about which players are eligible to play for Kosovo, soccer’s newest national team started its first World Cup qualifier convincingly with a 1-1 draw against Finland, which has tried to reach the finals 18 times before. They pressed hard from the beginning on the Finns’ home turf with nifty...
Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Briefs OSCE Colleagues in Potsdam
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. BERLIN – Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko participated in an informal Sept. 1 meeting of foreign ministers of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) member states. The event was organised by the German chairmanship of the...
Speed king Murray storms into US Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK (AFP) – Second seed and 2012 champion Andy Murray crushed Bulgarias Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to reach a sixth US Open quarter-final Monday, clocking up a personal fast serve record in the process.The 29-year-old reigning Wimbledon and Olympic champion stormed to an impressive seventh win in 10 meetings against the 22nd-seeded...
Tennis: Andy Murray breezes into US Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK (AFP) – Second seed and 2012 champion Andy Murray crushed Bulgarias Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to reach a sixth US Open quarter-final Monday, clocking up a personal fast serve record in the process.The 29-year-old reigning Wimbledon and Olympic champion stormed to an impressive seventh win in 10 meetings against the 22nd-seeded...
Tennis: Del Potro faces Wawrinka for US Open semi-final spot
NEW YORK (AFP) – Juan Martin del Potro became the lowest ranked player in 25 years to reach the US Open quarter-finals Monday, setting up a showdown with fellow Grand Slam title winner, Stan Wawrinka.The 142nd-ranked del Potro was leading eighth-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-3, 3-2 when the Austrian retired with a right knee injury.Del Potro, the...
Obama, Putin meet on G20 sidelines over Syria, Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, discussed the Syria and Ukraine issues at a meeting on Monday on the sidelines of the 11th Group of 20 summit. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Fresh combat casualties reported in eastern Ukraine despite ceasefire
The conflicting sides in eastern Ukraine on Monday reported more combat casualties among their soldiers despite a ceasefire that has been in place since Sept. 1. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135664492.htm target=_blank title="Fresh combat casualties reported in eastern Ukraine despite...
Obama, Putin meet on G20 sidelines over Syria, Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, discussed the Syria and Ukraine issues at a meeting here Monday on the sidelines of the 11th Group of 20 summit. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135664489.htm target=_blank title="Obama, Putin meet on G20 sidelines over...
Barack Obama, Vladmir Putin agree to continue seeking deal on Syria
Hangzhou, Sep 5: President Barack Obama said today the US and Russia have not given up on negotiations that could stem the bloodshed in Syria, but acknowledged that leaders are challenged by “gaps of trust” between the rival powers. Significant sticking points remain in the negotiations over creation of an unlikely US-Russian military partnership...
Obama, Putin, agree to continue seeking deal on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Barack Obama in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on Monday, September 5, 2016. Photo: AP HANGZHOU: President Barack Obama said Monday the US and Russia have not given up on negotiations that could stem the bloodshed in Syria, but acknowledged leaders are...
